Category: Oct2014

The President met this afternoon with his senior health, homeland security, and national security advisors to receive an update on the Ebola case in Texas, broader domestic preparedness plans, and U.S. and international efforts to contain and end the epidemic in West Africa. The President and his team discussed the progress health officials in Texas…

On Monday, October 6, 2014, the President signed into law: H.R. 4994, the “Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act” or the “IMPACT Act of 2014,” which creates a standardized Medicare assessment tool for comparing patient data across the various types of post-acute care settings for purposes of quality, payment, and discharge planning, and makes other changes…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of New Mexico and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms and flooding during the period of July 27 to August 5, 2014. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local…

The United States welcomes the Canadian government’s deployment of fighter and refueling aircraft,  as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft to participate in the campaign to degrade and destroy ISIL in Iraq.  We are also grateful for Canada’s deployment of troops to Iraq to advise and assist Iraqi Security Forces as well as Canada’s…

President Obama and Colombian President Santos spoke by phone today. The President underscored continued strong U.S. support for the work done so far by the Colombian government to bring an end to the longest running conflict in the Americas and expressed U.S. readiness to work closely with Colombia during the post-conflict period. The President also…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Walter Barrows – Member, Railroad Retirement Board Sim Farar – Member, United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy David S. Shapira – Governor, Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service President Obama also announced…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: William J. Hybl – Member, United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy Michael P. O’Rielly – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: William J.…

This afternoon at the Pentagon, the President met with his National Security Council to discuss the implementation of the comprehensive U.S. strategy to counter ISIL.  He received an update on military operations by the United States and our international partners in Iraq and Syria.  He was also briefed on the security and political situation in…

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SUBJECT: Provision of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Brazil By the authority vested in me as President by section 1012 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2291-4), I hereby certify, with respect to Brazil,…

The President today made additional disaster assistance available to the Santa Clara Pueblo by authorizing an increase in the level of federal funding for Public Assistance projects undertaken by the Santa Clara Pueblo as a result of severe storms and flooding during the period of September 13-16, 2013. Under the President’s major disaster declaration issued…